How to Use in the wind in a Sentence

in the wind

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  • To find the smell that got lost in the wind, the fly must have a goal—a memory of what to search for.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The short dress featured a cape-style top that floated in the wind, framing the low-cut back.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lonely chairlifts rock back and forth in the wind, nightclubs are shut, and car parks lay empty.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Recovery flags Bode said the idea for recovery flags came to her as posters of her son’s artwork swayed in the wind.
    Brianna Wallen, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
  • Which evening workouts pair best with better sleep Not every workout belongs in the wind-down window.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • As her long brown hair blew in in the wind, Lopez smiled at the camera, offering up a peek at her birthday ensemble.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 July 2026
  • Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Some of them, like the one I got stranded on, were full of green rolling hills, tall grasses that rustled in the wind, and wild goats and deer roaming free.
    Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The structure moves around in the wind and rain; hopefully this will not be the weather on this baroudeur’s stage on July 12.
    Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, athletic director Warde Manuel is left twisting in the wind.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • It can now be found at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, where more people can see it and send a message in the wind.
    Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside of the IAEA headquarters.
    Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But rumors so much as linking Sporting KC to a major player suggest change really could be in the wind.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • In a city filled with a slew of AI billboards, a large black flag with the group’s name billowed in the wind as workers walked in and out of the office and self-driving cars passed by.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • Blue paper lanterns swayed in the wind, and people wore traditional Japanese garments to complete the atmosphere.
    Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.
    ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With both Aegon and Aemond in the wind, that leaves the other princeling as a prospective blood heir to the Iron Throne — and the Greens already pulled one over on Rhaenyra once before.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
  • The latter is critical in preventing pockets of pooling water, maintaining a taut outer skin that doesn't flap around in the wind, and keeping the rainfly from sticking to the inner tent and leading to interior moisture.
    New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • By Gene and Katie Hamilton Tribune Content Agency To see Old Glory waving in the wind always brings a sense of pride to most of us.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
  • While Jane, Sophie, and Coco have stayed tight, Mel is in the wind, which makes the trio’s decision to splash out on a very necessary luxury weekend for Jane’s birthday, sans Mel, all the easier.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Which is troubling for buildings like 432 Park Avenue, a skyscraper made using white concrete that features heavily in The History of Concrete, wobbling in the wind.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

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